Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which
part of the cell is responsible for keeping harmful materials out of the cell? a. | choloroplast | c. | mitochondrion | b. | cell membrane | d. | nucleus | | | | |
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Which
organelle is most responsible for making the cell’s proteins? a. | mitochondrion | c. | ribosome | b. | chloroplast | d. | vacuole | | | | |
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3.
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The
cell wall around a plant cell helps it to a. | copy its DNA | c. | absorb sunlight | b. | keep its
shape | d. | reproduce
quickly | | | | |
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Which
cell structure is involved with photosynthesis? a. | mitochondrion | c. | vacuole | b. | nucleus | d. | chloroplast | | | | |
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5.
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Which
cell probably has the MOST mitochondria? a. | a fat cell that stores a lot of chemical
energy | c. | a surface skin
cell that has died and does not need a lot of energy | b. | a muscle cell
that needs a lot of energy | d. | a plant root
cell that stores a lot of chemical energy | | | | |
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According to the cell theory, all organisms are made of a. | one or more
cells | c. | more than one
cell type | b. | the same type of cells | d. | the same number of cells | | | | |
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Cells
are best described as an organism’s a. | parents and other ancestors | c. | basic unit of structure and function | b. | most important
source of energy | d. | offpsring that
have not yet been born | | | | |
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Animal cells are euykaryotic. What is the defining feature of a eukaryotic
cell? a. | mitosis and
meiosis | c. | a nucleus inside
a membrane | b. | cytoplasm inside a cell wall | d. | a cell membrane | | | | |
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Which
of the following is composed of prokaryotic cells? a. | fire
ant | c. | earthworm | b. | cat | d. | soil bacterium | | | | |
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10.
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Which
of the following is an example of a prokaryotic cell?
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11.
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Study
the following cell diagram.
Which cell
structure is designated by the arrow? a. | cell membrane | c. | chloroplast | b. | cell
wall | d. | vacuole | | | | |
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12.
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True/
False All cells have a cell membrane.
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13.
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True/False Animals and bacteria are composed of prokaryotic cells.
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14.
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If
you wanted to look at cells that have been grown in the lab, you would use a. | a petri
dish | c. | an Erlenmeyer
flask | b. | a microscope | d. | a test tube | | | | |
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Which
of the following statements is DOES NOT describe a similarity between plant and animal
cells? a. | Both plant and
animal cells have a nucleus. | c. | You can find a mitochondrion in all plant and animal
cells. | b. | Both plant and animal cells have a cell wall for structure and
support. | d. | All plant and
animal cells have cytoplasm to fill the space inside the cell. | | | | |
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16.
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A
scientist examines a structure within a cell that contains a large amount
of
genetic material. Which statement BEST identifies this structure’s
function?
a. | It controls all cell
activities. | c. | It gives the
cell shape and support. | b. | It stores food, water, and
wastes. | d. | It uses light
energy to make sugars. | | | | |
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Which
statement describes how a plant cell’s functions would change in
the absence of a
vacuole? a. | The cell would
not be able to make proteins. | c. | Fluid and wastes
would not be stored within the cell. | b. | The cell would lack energy to destroy foreign
objects. | d. | Materials would
not be supported between the nucleus and the cell membrane. | | | | |
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A
scientist wanted to study a cell that lacked the organelle needed to control all cell
activities. Which structure would need to be missing from the cell for this study to take
place? a. | mitochondrion | c. | vacuole | b. | nucleus | d. | endoplasmic reticulum | | | | |
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Which
of the following statements correctly describes the difference between a scientific theory and a
law? a. | A theory makes a
statement about something that is noticed in science while a law describes WHY something happens in
nature. | c. | A law simply
states a scientific observation that is repeatedly noticed while a theory describe WHY something
occurs in science. | b. | A theory cannot change while a law can change with new
scientific discoveries. | | | | |
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20.
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You
are looking at a cell under the microscope. You notice that it has a very large vacuole,
choloroplasts, a nucleus, and a cell wall. What type of cell are you
observing? a. | plant cell
| c. | bacterium | b. | animal cell | d. | prokaryotic cell | | | | |
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21.
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You
are looking at a cell under the microscope. It has a round shape and a nucleus. What type
of cell are you observing? a. | plant cell | c. | bacterium | b. | animal
cell | | | | |
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Matching
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a. | Antonie
Leuwenhoek | d. | Rudolf
Virchow | b. | Theodor Schwann | e. | Robert Hooke | c. | Mathias
Schleiden | f. | Both B &
C | | | | |
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22.
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Studied cork cells
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23.
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Studied animal cells
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24.
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Studied plant cells
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25.
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Improved the magnification of the microscope to 270X
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26.
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Doctor who discovered that cells come from other cells
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27.
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His
work led to the discovery that all living things are made of cells
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28.
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Work
led to the discovery that the cell is the basic unit of structure and function in all living
things
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Match
the cell organelle with its function. a. | cell membrane | g. | chloroplast | b. | cell
wall | h. | ribosome | c. | nucleus | i. | nucleolus | d. | mitochondrion | j. | lysosome | e. | Golgi body | k. | vacuole | f. | endoplasmic
reticulum | l. | cytoplasm | | | | |
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Stores excess water inside the cell
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30.
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Packages cell materials into vesicles for export
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31.
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Transports materials inside the cell
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32.
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Controls all cell operations
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33.
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Controls the materials that enter and exit the cell
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34.
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Hard
layer that provides structure and support
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35.
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Site
where sugar is broken down to release energy for the cell to use for work
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36.
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Site
where sunlight is captured to allow sugars to be assembled for use as food
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37.
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Assembles proteins inside the cell
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38.
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Makes
ribosomes for the cell
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39.
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Contains digestive enzymes that can be used to break down harmful chemicals that have
entered the cell
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40.
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jelly-like fluid that suspends the organelles inside the cell
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